EP0974892A3 - Printing system, printer and print server - Google Patents

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EP0974892A3
EP0974892A3 EP99305793A EP99305793A EP0974892A3 EP 0974892 A3 EP0974892 A3 EP 0974892A3 EP 99305793 A EP99305793 A EP 99305793A EP 99305793 A EP99305793 A EP 99305793A EP 0974892 A3 EP0974892 A3 EP 0974892A3
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printer
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printing system
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Toshihiro Shima
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Seiko Epson Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/12—Digital output to print unit, e.g. line printer, chain printer
    • G06F3/1201—Dedicated interfaces to print systems
    • G06F3/1202—Dedicated interfaces to print systems specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect
    • G06F3/1218—Reducing or saving of used resources, e.g. avoiding waste of consumables or improving usage of hardware resources
    • G06F3/122—Reducing or saving of used resources, e.g. avoiding waste of consumables or improving usage of hardware resources with regard to computing resources, e.g. memory, CPU
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/12—Digital output to print unit, e.g. line printer, chain printer
    • G06F3/1201—Dedicated interfaces to print systems
    • G06F3/1223—Dedicated interfaces to print systems specifically adapted to use a particular technique
    • G06F3/1237—Print job management
    • G06F3/1268—Job submission, e.g. submitting print job order or request not the print data itself
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/12—Digital output to print unit, e.g. line printer, chain printer
    • G06F3/1201—Dedicated interfaces to print systems
    • G06F3/1278—Dedicated interfaces to print systems specifically adapted to adopt a particular infrastructure
    • G06F3/1285—Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
    • G06F3/1288—Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server in client-server-printer device configuration

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Abstract

When a print job occurs, each host computer stores its job data on its own disk and sends job location data showing the location of the job data to a print server. The print server temporarily stores the job location data and sends it to a printer when the printer is ready. When the printer receives the job location data, it fetches job data from the host computer which the job location data shows and prints the job data. <IMAGE>
EP99305793A 1998-07-22 1999-07-21 Printing system, printer and print server Expired - Lifetime EP0974892B1 (en)

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JP20614498 1998-07-22
JP20614498A JP3788050B2 (en) 1998-07-22 1998-07-22 Print system, printer and print server

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EP0974892A2 EP0974892A2 (en) 2000-01-26
EP0974892A3 true EP0974892A3 (en) 2002-01-30
EP0974892B1 EP0974892B1 (en) 2011-06-29

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